Ruling device



Y. KINOSHITA.

RULING DEVICE.

. APPLICATION FILED JUNE I7. 1921.

RENEWED AUG. I. I922.

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Y. KINOSHITA.

RULING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED Jun; I7, 1921.

RENEWED'AUG. I, 1922.

Patented Oct. 31, 11922.

2 SHEETSSHEE] 2- iwwm INVENTOR ATTO R N EY Patented @ct. El, 1222.

YOSHINORI KINOSHITA, 0F TQYOTAMA-GUN, JAPAN.

RULING DEVICE I Application filed June 17, 1921, Serial No. 478,381.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, YosHINoRI KINosHrrA, a citizen of Japan, residing at Toyotamagun, in the county of Tokio-fu and State of Japan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ruling Devices, of which the following isa specification;

This invention comprehends the provision of a ruling: device, by means of which parallel lines of different characters, widths and numbers can be simultaneously drawn, the device being very simple in construction and can be manufactured and sold at a nominal cost.

To this end, the device embodies a plurality of rollers mounted for rotation on a suitable support and beneath an ink container with which the rollers may be brought into contact for their supply of ink while the device is in use.

The nature and advantages of the invention. will be readily understood when the following detail description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, the invention residing in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application like numerals of reference indicate the similar parts in the several veiws and wherein Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device.

Figure 2 is a side elevation.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan View.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken at a right angle to Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a detail view of one of the rollers used for drawing parallel lines of different widths.

Figure 7 is a similar view of a roller used for drawing lines on sheet music.

Figure 8 is another view of a modified form of roller.

Figure 9 is a view, partly in section showing the guide block.

The device forming the subject matter of my invention comprises an elongated member 10 from which projects a handle 4.

A strip 12 extends longitudinally of the member 10 and terminates to provide depending parallel portions 12, which are slotted as at 14, these slots receiving the adjacent ends of the shaft 13 and constitut- Renewed August 1, 1922. SerialNo. 579,062.

ing bearings for the latter. The strip 12 is secured to the member 10 by suitable fastening elements indicated at 12' in Figure 1. The shaft 13 is removably associated with the bearing but is held in position by means of a thumb nut 15. Rotatably mounted upon the shaft 13 isa plurality of rollers 16 each having a hub portion 17 arranged at one side of the roller as shown. These rollers are held spaced apart any suitable distance by a guide plate 18 the latter being arranged under the member 10 and having a slotted lug 19 arranged centrally thereof. This lug is slidably fitted in the bifurcated portion 20 of the block 21 secured to the underside of the member 10, and held in position by means of a fastening element 22 passed through the lug 19 and secured to the block 21. The guide plate 18 along its forward edge is provided with spaced parallel notches 23 to accommodate the rollers 16 for holding the said rollers spaced apart as above described.

Secured to the underside of the member 10 immediately above the rollers 16 is a pad or the like 24 the latter being normally spaced from the rollers. In practice, when the device is rolled over the paper or the like to be drawn on, slight pressure on the roller 16 will move the shaft 13 upwardly in the slot 14 of its bearings thereby bringing the periphery of the rollers into contact with the pad 24 from which the rollers receive their ink. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the rollers are held given distances apart to determine the distance between the lines to be drawn, and it is apparent that by the use of more or less rollers on the shaft 13 the space between the parallel lines can be varied. The block 21 is provided with depending portions 25 which extend beneath the guide plate 18 to protect the paper from being torn or otherwise injured by the fastening element 22.

In Figure 6 I have shown a roller which may be used on the shaft 13 in place of the rollers 16, when it is desired to draw parallel lines of different widths the roller for this purpose being indicated at 26 and hav ing relatively wide and narrow peripheral portions 27 and 28 respectively separated by means of an annular groove 29.

In Figure 7 I have shown another type or roller especially designed for drawing lines on sheet music, where the parallel lines must necessarily be close together. This roller is indicated at 30 and includes a relatively long hub portion 31 about which is arranged a plurality of closely associated flanges 32. I y

In Figure 8 I have shown another form of roller the periphery being designed to draw I a substantially zig-zag line, this rollerbeing indicated at 33. It is to be understood that rollers of diiferent size, and shapes may be utilized'to draw lines of. any-desiredcharacter withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention. 3 I

VVhileit is believed that from the fore' going description the nature and; advantages of -the inventionv will be-readily apparent, I desire to have it understood that I .do not limit myself towhat is herein shown and de-' scribed, and that-such changes may be re-: sorted to whendesired as falliwith-inthe" scopeyof whatis claimed.

2. A device of the class described comprising a member slotted bearings carried thereby, .-a shaft arranged in said bearings for vertical movement, a plurality of rollersloosely: mounted onth'e-shaft, means for holding said rollers spaced different dis tances apart, andan ink pad secured to said member above the rollersiand adaptedto be contacted by the latter,- .-said shaft is moved upwardly in its .bearings'as .described.=

In testimony whereof I affix my signature;

. lYosniuonrKi-riosmmh i 

